HEAT — Patch 5

Shorter, meaner nights that pay more, street lamps and moonlight, laundromat upgrades, better performance with more players, and fixes.

 

Night is short, and it bites

 
A day in Terry City is now eight minutes: six of daylight, then two of night. The clock in the
 corner still reads like a day, sunrise at six, sunset at eight, and it runs faster after dark.
 
Night is its own thing now, not just daytime with the lights off:
 
  • The street fights back. People who'd run from you by day are far more likely to square up
    after dark.
  • It pays for it. Cash off anyone you put down is worth 25% more at night. A NIGHT tag
    sits next to the clock while it lasts.

You can see at night

 
  • Street lamps light the road. The lamps nearest you throw real light onto the pavement.
  • Moonlight. Buildings have a lit side and a shadowed side at night instead of one flat grey,
    so you can tell where a street goes and who's standing in it.
  • The darkest part of the night is a little less dark.

The laundromat grows

 
  • The machines can be upgraded. Four tiers, bought from the bank at the laundry office with
    R: $250, $600, $1,200 and $2,500. Each one takes bigger loads, up to six times the size, and
    washes them faster, down to six minutes a load. A good night at the casino is now an evening's
    laundry, not three hours of it.
  • Buying the laundromat now costs $250 in cash, up from $40. If you already own one, nothing
    changes.

Smoother with more people

 
  • Fewer pedestrians around each player, and people far away from you aren't drawn at all. The
    city should run noticeably better, especially with other players on the server.

Fixes

 
  • Slot machines and cash pickups could be heard from anywhere on the map. Now you hear them
     where they happen.
  • Joining at night could leave the map and minimap dark for the whole session. Fixed.
  • The pistol could get stuck mid-reload. Fixed.
  • The glow under dropped cash, ammo and medkits was cut in half when you stood on it. Fixed.
  • The CASINO sign no longer has the building's own trim running through its letters.
  • The payouts boards inside the casino are no longer hidden behind the wall lamps.

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